Frome Vale

51°29′N 2°32′W / 51.49°N 2.53°W / 51.49; -2.53

Frome Vale
ward
Bristol City Council.
Ward boundaries since 2016.
CountyBristol
Population14,057[1]
Electorate9,958[2]
Current ward
Created ()
CouncillorLouis Martin (Labour)
CouncillorYassin Al Maghrabi (Labour)
UK Parliament constituencyBristol North East

Frome Vale is an electoral ward in Bristol, England, lying northeast of the city centre. It is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Louis Martin and Yassin Al Maghrabi of the Labour Party.

Area profile

The Bristol and Bath cycle path passes under Station Road, Fishponds, Bristol

Frome Vale includes the suburbs of Broomhill[3] and Fishponds, and also the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England.[4] The ward is named after the River Frome, which runs through the area in a wooded valley through the parks of Oldbury Court and Snuff Mills.[5]

Frome Vale is a very mixed area, with a split of housing types, sizes and tenures that is roughly representative of the wider city. The ward generally sits mid-table in rankings of measures of deprivation, except for the Gill Avenue housing estate, which ranks in the top 3% most deprived areas in England, and Blackberry Hill, which ranks in the top quartile.[6]

Election results

2024 election

Frome Vale (2 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louis Martin 1,402 45.15 +6.11
Labour Al Al-Maghrabi 1,339 43.12 +14.84
Green Jen Law 899 28.95 +10.45
Green Gabrielle Lobb 724 23.32 +3.18
Conservative Pooja Poddar 447 14.40 −18.10
Conservative Tulsidas Poddar 377 12.14 −6.57
Liberal Democrats Rochelle Amos 214 6.89 +1.37
Liberal Democrats Keith Fenner 214 6.89 +1.73
SDP Tommy Trueman 188 6.05 +3.18
TUSC John Healy 86 2.77 +2.77
Turnout 3,105 31.18 −8.07
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

2021 election

Frome Vale (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amal Ali 1,521 39.04 +1.57
Conservative Lesley Alexander 1,266 32.49 −10.03
Labour Mike Wollacott 1,102 28.29 −2.33
Conservative Pooja Poddar 729 18.71 −13.47
Green Jesse Meadows 721 18.51 +3.44
Green Ed Fraser 716 18.38 +8.95
Liberal Democrats Bev Knott 215 5.52 −0.33
Liberal Democrats Keith Fenner 201 5.16 +1.36
SDP Tommy Trueman 112 2.87 +2.87
Turnout 3,896 39.25 −5.89
Conservative hold
Labour hold

2016 election

Frome Vale (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Ann Alexander 1,744 42.52
Labour Nicola Jane Bowden-Jones 1,537 37.47
Conservative James Charles Hinchcliffe 1,320 32.18
Labour Bill Payne 1,256 30.62
Green Cath Thomas 618 15.07
Green Paul Masri 387 9.43
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Hassell 240 5.85
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Goldstrom 156 3.80
Turnout 4,102 45.14
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing


References

  1. ^ "2021 Census Area Profile: Bristol". Office for National Statistics.
  2. ^ "Local councillors election 2024". Bristol City Council.
  3. ^ "Broomhill, City of Bristol (BS16)". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ Bristol City Council. "Frome Vale Polling Districts (map)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ Booth, Martin (6 April 2021). "WARD PROFILES 2021: FROME VALE – 'A FANTASTIC PART OF THE CITY'". Bristol 24/7.
  6. ^ "Frome Vale ward profile report". Bristol City Council.
  7. ^ "Frome Vale Ward". Bristol City Council. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Frome Vale Ward". Bristol City Council. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Local election May 2016 turnout and results". Bristol City Council.